Improvement in ear-rings



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

VILLIAM I). YEOMAN, OF VAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN E'AR-RINGS.

Specification forming'partI of Letters Patent No. 151,52, dated June 2,1874; application filed April 6, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, XVM. I. YEOMAN, of Waukegan, in the county of Lake and State ot' Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in EanRings, and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make vand use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this speciication.

The nature of my invention relates to an improvement in ear-rings, and it consists in a pivoted spring-arm, which has attached to its upper end a small flat disk, and which clamps the ear against a plate having a recess in its side, in such a manner that the ear-rin g can be attached to the ear without pierciugit, as will be more fully described hereafter.

The accompanying drawings represent my invention on an enlarged scale.

a represents a ring or loop of any desired shape or construction, by which the ear-ring is attached to the ear. Secured to the upper end of the front part of the ring is a cup-shaped plate, c, concave upon its inner side, and having the small notches c eut in its edges. To

the other end of the loop or ring, at the point d, is pivoted an arm or stem, g, to the upper end of which is secured a small plate, t', which lits in the cup-shaped plate c. Secured to the inside of the ring or loop is a small liat spring, o, the tree end ot' which bears against the end of the pivoted arm g in such a manner that the small plate fi is kept pressed against the plate c.

rlhe ring being applied to the ear, the small plate presses the ilesh ofthe ear into the cup in such a manner that the ring is held securely in position without pain to the wearer,

the notches in the edge of the cup helping to prevent the ring from slipping down.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- The combination of the ring a, plate c, arm g, pla-te t', and spring o o, substantially 'as shown, whereby the ear-ring is attached to the ear without piercing it, as described.

In testimony that.I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand.

VILLIAM P. YEOMAN. lVitnesses JAMEs YEoMAN, F. (l. BAssE'rT. 

